The Seattle Seahawks of today seem almost unrecognizable from the team that was among the elites in the league during the start of the decade. They conducted a mass exodus of their big stars this offseason, which includes star corner, Richard Sherman.
Sherman, who spent seven mostly successful seasons in Seattle, bemoans what’s happened to the once-dominant franchise which looked bound to do special things just a few years ago and points the finger at bad decision-making for why they’ve lost their way so badly.
“It’s just unfortunate. It’s really unfortunate,” Sherman says per Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated. “I think it’ll all come out when they do the 30 for 30. Mistakes and poor judgment on things ruined what could have been a really special deal. You don’t have much left right now. . . . They’ve lost their way. It’s as simple as that. They’ve just lost their way. When you make too many mistakes over a long period of time, you kind of dig yourself a hole. And then when you backtrack, you gotta make a bunch of rash decisions to try and fill the hole and hope that it holds up.”
Sherman has also pointed to another potential mistake in the Seahawks' unwillingness to pay Earl Thomas despite the All-Pro safety still playing at an elite level.
Obviously, there’s no love lost between Sherman and the franchise for how things ended for him, so he’s not exactly an unbiased observer. But while Sherman has put the blame squarely on management and their mistakes, some other factors like luck and injuries have also played a part in sending the Seahawks down this path.
Regardless of the reasons, though, the Seahawks’ days as one of the top contenders in the league are most likely over for the foreseeable future.
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